Nice to meet you all and welcome to COOL JAPAN VIDEOS! This is the Shinshu Tateshina Tourist Association. Tateshina Town, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano Prefecture, Tateshina Town, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano Prefecture is an area with spectacular Nature landscapes such as Mt. Mount Tateshina, Hot Spring, and ski resorts. During the summer season, many people visit it as a summer resort, and you can enjoy sports such as tennis, Putting golf, archery, and fishing in the Highlands area around Lake Megami. In addition, there are three ski resorts and the Tateshina Town, and in the winter season, you can enjoy a wide range of Winter sports such as skiing and snowboarding, from families to advanced skiers. Throughout the year, we will introduce the charm of Tateshina Town in various ways, so please look forward to it. 【 Specialty products and gourmet food of Tateshina Town 】 In Tateshina Town, the clear underground water stream from Mount Tateshina grows delicious crops. Specialty products such as "Koshihikari rice produced in Tateshina" and "Tateshina apples" have been well received by many people. In addition, "Tateshina beef" raised on a highlands at an elevation of 800 meters in Tateshina Town is a brand beef that Shinshu is proud of with plenty of umami. Specialty products created by the Blessed natural environment of the region are also lined up at "Roadside Station Goddess Village Tateshina Nokimura(Megami no sato)". How do you like it? as a Souvenirs of sightseeing in Tateshina Town? 【 Sightseeing spot full of charm of Tateshina Town 】 『 Mount Tateshina 』 "Mount Tateshina" is one of the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan towering on the border between Tateshina Town and Nagano Prefecture Chino City. Elevation 2,531 meters. Restrooms available is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan, but it is a popular mountain where even beginners can enjoy climbing. It takes about 4 hours round trip, so it is also recommended as an introduction to Introduction to Yatsugatake. Lake Megami The Lake Megami in the birch Highlands of the foothills of Mount Tateshina is also Restrooms available in the photo Spot, which is popular for its reflections that beautifully reflect the Mount Tateshina on the surface of the lake. Activities such as boating and canoeing are also available. "Lake Shirakaba" It is a lake with a circumference of 4 kilometers at an elevation of 1400m, and it is a spot where you can enjoy various ways throughout the year, such as fresh greenery in Spring, summer getaways in Summer getaway, Autumn leaves in autumn, and snow in winter. The area around the lake is well maintained with a promenade surrounded by pure white birch trees, so you can enjoy walking. 『 Gosensui Nature Park 』 From Tateshina Ranch, you can take the gondola Lift and get there in about 5 minutes. Elevation 1,830 Meters, you can see about 300 kinds of alpine plants and many wild birds. 『 Tateshina Teddy Bear Museum 』 There are 11,000 teddy bears on display from all over the world, which can be enjoyed by men and women of all ages. The exhibition is divided into 18 themes from 15 countries around the world. "Venus Line Onna no Kami Observatory" Driving route in Yatsugatake Chushin Kogen Quasi-National Park. Since it runs in the Highlands, it is recommended for summer driving and touring. Located Elevation 1700 Meters, the Onna no Kami Observatory overlooks the Yatsugatake and Southern Alps mountains. "Shirakaba Resort Ikenotaira Family Land and Ikenotaira Hotel" Shirakaba Resort Ikenotaira Family Land is an amusement park where you can enjoy merry-go-rounds and Roller coaster, and there are also Putting Golf, horseback riding, and Athletic. The 2024 season will open on Saturday, April 20, 2024. It is also recommended as a base for sightseeing at the Ikenotaira Hotel Tateshina, which is attached to Ikenotaira Family Land. 『 Roadside Station Goddess Village Tateshina Nokimura（Megami no sato） 』 At the sales office "Nongi Village" in the Roadside Station, there are many products recommended for Tateshina Products Fresh Agricultural Products and Souvenirs. It is a recommended Spot where you can take a break while looking at the superb view of Mt. Asama. A trip to enjoy the Nature, culture, and gourmet food of Tateshina Town will be a special time for everyone. Enjoy the experience that can only be experienced in Tateshina Town. We will send out Recommendations for Tateshina Town, so please follow us!

【Feeding insects in the sun】 Why don't you join us for insect feeding? The traditional event "insect feeding" that has continued since the Edo period It is a festival as a prayer for a good harvest of five grains, the expulsion of evil insects, and the prevention of evil diseases. The light of the torches is reflected in the water of the rice fields, creating an ethereal world. Date & Time: Saturday, July 20, 2024 17:00~ Gathering: Hinata Yakushi 　　　　Odakyu Line Isehara Station North Exit Kananaka Bus Stop No. 3 　　　　"Hinata Yakushi Line" about 20 minutes, get off at Hinata Yakushi terminus, 15 minutes walk to the approach to the temple Participation fee: Free * 500 yen if you have a torch (junior high school students and above) Contact: Secretariat of the Hyuga Insect Feeding Preservation Society 0463-95-0234 (Yamaguchi)

Sunday, July 7 Sunset Village Kids Festa ~Tanabata Festival~ Yesterday, 7/7 (Sunday), the collaboration event "Sunset Village Kids Festa ~Tanabata Festival~" was Held in at the Wind Hall in Gokase Winery ? ? ? ??✨ and the Sunset Village Promotion Conference and the Child-Rearing Support Center It's like a wind hall ... The wind was quite strong, but it couldn't have ?☀️ been a sunnier day It doesn't matter! The children are full of ?✨ energy There was a water play booth set up at the venue! Fire water guns in the pool, fly various soap jade, play with water balloon yo-yos... It was a great success from morning until the end of the ?? event At the stage presentation, I moved my body with the music in rhythmics, sang together in a mini concert, read Picture books and watched and listened seriously to the Panel Theater with great interest ... The hula dance in a special collaboration with the Local brass band "G Band" was also a great Gari ?? Restrooms available were also available for wind instruments, percussion instruments, and koto, and the children were ?? very excited about the live instruments that they rarely touch It was ??? very crowded with Mr./Ms. Stalls such as BLANCO ice cream Mr./Ms. Stalls from the neighboring Yamato Town, drinks and food that both children and Adult are happy with, and fun raffles On the second floor of the cool wine hall, a photo exhibition and photo session Mr./Ms. Midori Tsunoda were also Held in, and ? she took ?✨ a Mr./Ms.lot of photos of the wonderful and new scenery of Gokase On the same floor, there was a nursing room and a rest room, and it was ?? friendly to small children In the afternoon, all the visitors wrote their wishes on strips of paper and tied them to the bamboo, and the bamboo, ? which had been naked, was decorated with vivid colors, and it seemed ?✨ that and ? heart was washed by the gentle requests with a lot of individuality At the venue, which was designed to be comfortable for parents and Mr./Ms., the children who played to their heart's content were drenched from head to toe and went home ?? with smiles of great satisfaction ? Places and opportunities where children can smile and enjoy themselves to the fullest are precious, and ?✨ it was a great day that I ??? wish there would be more and more wonderful events like this

Hello! This is the Fukui Tourism Federation. Fukui Prefecture is the area that is attracting the most attention now that access from Tokyo has become more convenient due to the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. We will continue to disseminate Fukui Prefecture's Sightseeing spot Information and gourmet food, so thank you! ◆ What is Fukui Prefecture? Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture facing the Sea of Japan in the Chubu region, and with the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga on March 16, 2024, access from Tokyo has been connected in as little as 2 hours and 51 minutes. Since about 80% of the dinosaur fossils in Japan have been excavated here in Fukui Prefecture, it is also called the "Dinosaur Kingdom" and many facilities related to dinosaurs Restrooms available. In addition, Fukui Prefecture, which faces the Sea of Japan, is a Fisheries of One of the best in Japan, Restrooms available you can eat Fresh Seafood. In particular, "Echizen Snow Crab", "Wakasa Pufferfish" and "Echizen Flounder" are high-quality Gastronomical delicacies that can only be eaten here. Fukui Prefecture is also one of the world's one of the most eyewear producers, producing 95% of frames made in Japan. ◆Introducing popular Sightseeing spots in Fukui Prefecture Fukui Prefecture is broadly divided into the following four areas. ◇Awara, Sakai, Fukui City area ◇Eiheiji Temple / Okuetsu Area ◇Wakasaji area ◇Tannan Area Here, we will introduce recommended Sightseeing spots for each area. ◇Awara, Sakai, Fukui City area ・Tojinbo Often used in the climax scene of suspense dramas, Tojinbo is a cliff that stretches for about 1 kilometer, and has been selected as "The World's Three Greatest Scenic Spots", "National Natural Monument", "One of the 100 best geological sites in Japan", and "100 best sunsets in Japan". Thereare in recent years has also become popular as a spot where you can see the "Green Flash", in which the sun glows green for only a few seconds as it sets over the Sea of Sea of Japan. ・Fukui Castle Ruins It is the ruins of a castle built in 1606 by Tokugawa Ieyasu's second son "Hideyasu Yuki", and now the stone wall remains, and it There are popular as a famous place for cherry blossoms. ◇Eiheiji Temple / Okuetsu Area ・Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum It is one of the world's three major dinosaur museums, and exhibits about 50 dinosaur skeletons, fossils and markers, dioramas, Reconstructed models, etc. It is a Spot that everyone from children to Adults can enjoy. ・daihonzan Eiheiji Temple It is a Zen training dojo opened by Zen Master Dogen, and many Monks in ascetic training are still practicing even now. ◇Wakasaji area ・Mizu Island It is a small uninhabited island at the tip of the Tsuruga Peninsula, and you can cross to the island by ferry that runs daily during the Bathing in the sea. Because of its beauty, it is also called the "Hawaii of Hokuriku". ・Mikata Five Lakes The five lakes of Mikata Lake, Lake Suigetsu Lake, Lake Suga Lake, Lake Kugushi Lake, and Lake Hiruga Lake, which straddle the towns of Mihama Town and Wakasa Town in Fukui Prefecture, are collectively called the Mikata Five Lakes. It is also called the "five-colored lake" because all the lakes have a different blue color. ◇Tannan Area ・Murasaki Shikibu Park This park was created because Murasaki Shikibu was a literature scholar of the Heian period who spent time in Takefu City, Fukui Prefecture. You can see the golden Murasaki Shikibu statue wearing 12 single garments. ・Kazura Bridge With a total length of 44 meters, it is a suspension bridge of Squid Zura, which is rare in Japan. Restrooms available that if you pledge your love on the bridge, you will be happy forever. ◆ For sightseeing in Fukui Prefecture, "Hapi Bus" is recommended If you want to see popular Spots in Fukui Prefecture, we recommend "Hapi Bus". Hapi Bus is a regular sightseeing bus tour that allows you to visit attractive Sightseeing spots scattered around Fukui Prefecture safely and comfortably. You can choose a course that suits you, such as a seasonal course for each season and a course to compare the fruits of Fukui. It operates from one person, and Included amount the admission fee. You will also be accompanied by a guide, so you can fully enjoy your trip to Fukui. For details, please see the "Hapi Bus" Home page. ◆Representative festivals of Fukui Prefecture ◇Mikuni Festival It is a historic festivals held every May that has continued since the Edo period. It is one of the Three major Hokuriku festivals, and the sight of a festival float procession of Samurai Dolls with a height of 6.5 Meters parading through the In the town is impressive. ◇Toro Nagashi and Grand Fireworks Festival At the festival held every August in Tsuruga City, colorful "paper lantern" dye the sea with Kehi Pine Grove in the background, and about 8,000 fireworks Gari Ocean. ◇Tsuruga Festival (Kibi Jingu Festival) It is a festival held every September in Tsuruga City, and is Famous as "Kehi Long Festival" because it is held over 14 days. ◆Recommendations for Fukui Prefecture Recommendations for Fukui Prefecture, which has a Seasonal Nature environment, historical sights, delicious food, and traditional culture. Fukui Prefecture has been ranked first overall in the "Happiness Ranking of All 47 Prefectures" for five consecutive times. We will continue to introduce such Recommendations of Fukui Prefecture in COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, so thank you!

【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Shopping and Souvenirs】Barba House "Baba House" on the premises of Miyazaki Chabo. Here you can buy Tea from Miyazaki Chabo and sweets from Baba Club. 〇Inquiries 〒882-1202 4805-4 Mulberry Nouchi, Gokase Towns, Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture Phone number: 0982-82-0211

【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Shopping and Souvenirs】Gokase Winery Wine Hall At Gokase Winery, all Mr./Ms. of the Local Cultivation farmers use 100% of the grapes grown while facing the harsh but rich Nature. The "Wine Pavilion" where such proud wines are available The popular NO.1 Niagara is Aged in a tank, and the "Niagara Premium" with its calm aroma and mellow taste is limited to the wine hall. 【Business hours】9:30~17:00 【Store holiday】Year-end and New Year holidays 【Inquiry】Phone number: 0982-73-5477

【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Shopping and Souvenirs】Special Product Center Gokase Along National Route 218, on the border of Miyazaki Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefectures, "Specialty Center Gokase" Fresh vegetables made by farmers Mr./Ms. Specialty Products and Local in Gokase In the town are lined up. At the Shokudo, you can enjoy "Gokase Udon noodles and buckwheat noodles" with a whole honeydew stewed Yamame grown in Gokase, and "Tokuhor Bowl" that won the Grand Prix in the Miyazaki B-class gourmet contest. 〇Business hours 【Shop】9:00~18:00 【Shokudo】11:00~16:00 〇Regular holiday 【Shop】Open open all year 【Shokudo】Year-end and New Year holidays 〇Inquiries Phone: 0982-82-1400 Fax: 0982-82-1252

【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Mountaineering and Trekking】Mt. Karasutake Mt. Karasudake located at the northern end of the Mulberry Nouchi district The view of the top of the mountain is 360 degrees, and you can enjoy a magnificent view. In May every year, "Azalea Festival" is Held in.

【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Mountaineering and Trekking】Mt. Kabagi Towering in the center of the Mulberry Nouchi district, it is called "Shiroyama" because a mountain castle called Kabagidake Castle was built in the old days, and it is familiar to the local people. With Mt. Masugata in the east, the view is wide from north to south, west, and south, and the mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and is known as a representative mountain in Mulberry.

【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Mountaineering and Trekking】Mt. Masugata "Mt. Masugata" in the Mulberry Nouchi district The view of the summit is open 360 degrees, and you can see mountains such as the Aso Mountains, the Kuju Mountains, Mt. Soba, and Mt. Unzen, as well as the Valleys of the Gokase River. You can also observe the starry sky at night, but be careful because the road to the top of the mountain is steep and there are no street lights.

【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Mountaineering and Trekking】Mt. Gion It is said to be the birthplace of Kyushu Island, where fossils from 430 million years ago were excavated in the process of present-day Kyushu emerging from the sea and becoming land due to tectonic movements. Period when the mountains are open, you can enjoy flowers such as Akebono azalea in full bloom. Restrooms available are partly rope-based.

【Miyazaki Prefecture Gokase Towns Traditional Performing Arts】Usu Drum Dance The Usu Drum Dance, which is danced during the Great Autumn Festival of Gion Shrine, was Dedication on the 9th day of the 9th month of the lunar calendar in ancient times, so it is also called "Kunchi Odori" and has been danced for more than 400 years. It is said that it began when the Heike clan, who had been driven out of Kyoto and continued to wander in exile, danced in the village of Kuraoka on their way to the unexplored mountain village of Shiiba, while surviving the glamorous capital of Kyoto. The dance, which shows a dignified demeanor in elegance, remembers the hearts of the people of the capital and is Dedication to the annual autumn festival of Gion Shrine every year. < legendary thing>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the first year of Bunji (1185), at the end of the Minamoto War, the remnants of the Taira family, who were defeated in the battle of Dannoura, escaped the pursuit of the Minamoto clan and continued to flee to the hinterland, reaching the village of Kuraoka, and on the way to Mt. Shiiba, they left the weak, women and children in the mountains near Kuraokanami due to the bad road in the deep mountains. In the second year of Genkyu, the Kamakura shogunate did not relent in its pursuit of the remnants of the Heike family, and ordered Nasu Daihachiro Munehisa to hunt down the clan that had fled to the Kyushu Mountains. It is said that Nasu Daihachiro's party, which entered the village of Kuraoka to go to Shiiba after receiving the order, realized that the Heike villagers who remained in Kuraoka had no will to fight, and held a dance of the Kuretsu Doshu to comfort them on the long journey, abandon the luxury of the winners, and take pity on the losers. ‐--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is said that the dance at the time described above became the basis of Kuraoka's Usu Drum Dance, and it remains in its current form after rising and falling with the times and moving several times. Dancing to the Drums and Hooks shows a dignified demeanor in elegance. In recent years, the Gion Shrine Usu Drum Dance Preservation Society has inherited the dance with the cooperation of children and Ujiko (shrine parishioners) of Gokase Nature School. Usu Drum Dance Date... October 9 of each year

【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Traditional Performing Arts】Kuraoka Bar Jutsu The school of Kuraoka Bar Jutsu is "Daisha-ryu", which is said to be a military method opened by Marume Kurato (Higo Sagara Domain), one of the four heavenly kings of Shinin-ryu, and is also called Shinkage Daisha Mujo-ryu, and there is a first look at Kuraoka in the early Edo period, but after that, it passed through Umamihara and Shiiba Village Omae, and was taught to the people of Kuraoka again at the end of the field. There are two types of sticks used in the Kuraoka stick technique: a long rod of 6 shaku 2 inches (about 188 cm) and a half stick of 3 shaku (about 91 cm). As a general rule, there are more than 30 types of katas, such as a long stick and a half-stick strike, a stick and a sword, and the type that uses a sword is usually called a "white blade". The Kuraoka Bar Art Preservation Society Dedication the "White Blade" at the Annual Grand Festival of Gion Shrine in the summer and provides Tradition guidance to students of Kuraoka Junior High School.

【Miyazaki Prefecture Gokase Towns Traditional Performing Arts】Murono Yoi Kagura The Murono Yoi Kagura of Sankasho Shrine is said to have been transmitted from the Mulberry Uchi Shrine Kagura and Furutono Shrine Kagura of the Iwato Kagura lineage during the Meiji period. The dance of the sake strainer has become a merry dance of a peasant couple. In the mid-Meiji period, in order to dedication Kagura to the festival of Mt. Mt. Konpira in the center of the Murono and Akaya districts, Mr. Suke, the first Kaimin of the Murono district, Tradition Kagura was handed down from Furutono, and it continues to this day. After a Period hiatus, they were reunited and the request of Kagura Dedication for the penetration ceremony of the Tsubana Tunnel in 1972 (Showa 47). Murono Yoi Kagura's schedule... 2nd Saturday of December

【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Traditional Performing Arts】Kuraoka Gion Kagura Kuraoka Gion Kagura is a kagura Tradition that has been handed down to the Gion Shrine in Kuraoka, and it is said that it began with dancing in the wide garden of Koga Burei Shrine in the Enki ceremony. In the 2nd year of the Lunar Calendar and the 4th year of Juei (1185), the Heike Ichimon, who had been defeated in the Battle of Dannoura, made a series of escapes to the Kyushu Mountains, reached the land of Kuraoka, and then explored deeper into the mountains and penetrated into Shiiba. At this time, Kyoto's Kagura, Gagaku, Ise Kagura, etc., which were handed down by the Heike clan, were infiltrated by the traditional Kagura, and with the progress of time, it became a Kagura with a unique appearance. It is said that the tone of Kagura is made of Traditional Japanese straw raincoat trees growing in the unexplored area of Mt. Shiraiwa, stretched with Deer skins caught in Okuyama, Drums tightened at both ends with hemp ropes, flutes made by drilling holes in shinobamboo, and the elegant sound and strange investigation of the metropolitan tone by clapping hands became a unique Kagura rhythm and formed Kuraoka Kagura. In July of 2023 (Reiwa 5), the Kuraoka Gion Kagura Preservation Society restored this ancient Kagura Drum. Kuraoka Gion Kagura Schedule... Mid-July (Gion Shrine), Early October (Gion Shrine), Mid-November (Tianjin Shrine)

【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Traditional Performing Arts】Mulberry Nouchi Shrine Kagura Mulberry Nouchi Kagura began in 1870 (Meiji 3) on the existing mai at the beginning of the Meiji era, and it is said that Kagura began in parallel because Mulberry Nouchi Shrine moved to Dobu in the same year. The mask is "Hannya-men", which is used more often than other Kagura, and is characterized by a fast tempo. Tradition activities are carried out throughout the community to pass on to future generations, and we are focusing on training successors. In Spring and autumn, dedications are held at the Mulberry Nouchi Shrine Grand Festival, and in January, kagura dedications are held throughout the night to pray for a bountiful harvest of five grains and the safety of residents. Mulberry Nouchi Shrine Night Kagura Schedule ... 2nd Saturday of January every year

【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Traditional Performing Arts】Kotono Shrine Kagura During the Muro Town period, the local Kagura and Iwato Kagura were combined and Dedication and performed rituals, but in the process of being revived several times, Ise Kagura was mixed and became a slow-paced (six-tone) Kagura, which continues to this day. The "opening of the rock door of heaven" was Restrooms available in this Kagura Origin, and it was danced to pray for a bountiful harvest and the safety of the family. Since the 6th year of Taisho 6) (1917), prayers for extinguishing the fire have been combined, and today traffic safety has been included, and the Night Kagura Festival is held every January. Furutono Shrine Night Kagura Schedule... Mid-January

【Gokase Towns, Miyazaki Prefecture Traditional Performing Arts】Araodori (UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage) Gokase no Araodori is a style dance that was designated as an important Intangible folk cultural assets designated by the government on January 8, Showa 62. (The prefectural designation was 1962 (Showa 37) May 15) 2021 (Reiwa 3) (2021) In February 2021, 41 "Furyu Odori" from all over Japan, including Gokase no Araodori, were selected as candidates for proposal for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, and in March of the same year, a proposal was submitted to UNESCO, which was 2022 (Reiwa 4) registered on November 30. "Furyu Odori" is a folk performing arts that embodies the spirit of "Furyu" that is glamorous and eye-catching, and dances to songs, flutes, Drums, and kane, etc., with a lot of attention to costumes and belongings. This Furyu Odori has been designated as a nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset in 42 locations nationwide (25 prefectures, 43 cities and towns), and is the only one in Miyazaki Prefecture to be designated as "Gokase no Araodori". It contains the prayers of people who wish for a peaceful life, such as disaster removal, memorial services for the dead, prayers for a good harvest, and begging for rain, and local people of all ages participate in festivals and annual events. It reflects the history and climate of each region and plays a major role as a Minamoto of regional vitality. Gokase no Araodori is said to have been started by Sakamoto Iga Mori Masayuki, the castle owner of Sakamoto Castle (upper reaches of the Mikasho River), to raise the morale of the warriors when they went to war during the Tensho year (1573~92). Later, in the Keicho year (1596~1615), his grandson Sakamoto Yamashiro Mori Irido Kyukaku decreed the Dedication to the guardian god Nikami Daimyojin (now Sankasho Shrine). At that time, it is said that the successor of the temple called "Shinbochi" was held at the funeral, and the monkeys kept in the temple were also sent to dance with him. One theory is that the dance was introduced from Sakamoto in Omi Province (present-day Shiga Prefecture), but according to the "Nichishu Takachiho Kokonbari Ranki" (Hyuga Local Historical Sources, Vol. 4), "The descendants of Sasaki Rokkaku Takayori of Omi defected to Takachiho and served the Mitai clan, and their descendants called themselves the Saho clan, the Sakamoto clan, and the Mazaki clan." However, the Sakamoto clan here is not the Sakamoto clan of Sakamoto Castle, but the Sakamoto clan of Kanegase from Mukaiyama, Restrooms available this is a Minamoto surname, not the Ōkami surname or the Fujiwara surname, but a separate lineage. The date of the rough dance... The fourth Sunday of September every year

【Miyazaki Prefecture Gokase Town Sightseeing spot】妙見神社 About 1100 years ago, in the 11th year of Sadakan (870), it was built during the reign of Emperor Seiwa and is revered as a water god. The spring water that gushes out of the limestone cave of Mt. Gion in a corner of Myomi Shrine is called "400 million years of Shizuku Myomi Sacred Water" and has been said to be "the sacred water of breastfeeding" since ancient times, and has been selected as a Heisei one of the 100 best water sources. Autumn Festival: Early November

【Miyazaki Prefecture 五ヶ瀬Town Sightseeing spot】五ヶ瀬Townの星空 The World Dark Sky Association announced that Gokase Towns in the class 2 starry sky. In In the town, you can see Mr./Ms.'s star with the naked eye. It is especially visible in clear winter weather. Depending on the location, it can be dangerous at night, so you need to be careful. At Gokase Nature School, "Star Parties" are held irregularly, and star lovers from outside the In the town gather.

【Miyazaki Prefecture Gokase Town Sightseeing spot】The Great Cypress trees of Gion This Cypress tree was veiled for a long time, but it came into the spotlight in the Gokase Towns "Regional Treasure Search" in Heisei 12. It branches into 8 branches from the middle of the large main trunk and has a characteristic shape. It is located Located inside the old cemetery and is thought to have been planted as a guardian tree.

【Miyazaki Prefecture Gokase Town Sightseeing spot】Gion Shrine Gion Shrine was founded around the 16th year of the 29th Emperor Kinmei (around 525 AD) as a guardian deity of prayers for the elimination of this evil disease and misfortune in the land of Kuraoka, which is located in the center of the area, due to the epidemic of a plague in the "Chiho-go" area in central Kyushu. He is affectionately known as "Gion Mr./Ms." by the local people. A persimmon tree that is said to have been Prayer and planted by Nasu Daihachiro and Munemasa in the 2nd year of Genkyu Precincts Located in. It is designated as a Towns Natural Monument and is a huge tree with a height of 37 m with an estimated age of about 800 years. God of worship: Susanoo no Mikoto, Traditional Japanese straw raincoat Mikoto, Oonamuchi no Mikoto, Kushinada Hime no Mikoto, Itsuse no Mikoto, Su Min Mirai, Kyodan Mirai, Tenma Tenjin, Ashina Shiijin, Tenna Shiijin, Inari Daimyojin

【Miyazaki Prefecture Gokase Town Sightseeing spot】Furutono Shrine The date of its construction is unknown. According to the company legend, when the Yoshino Dynasty's loyal retainer Shibahara Matasaburo Irido Tiger moved from Oshikata Village Shibahara to Mulberry Uchi Yokodori, it is said that he first solicited the Kumano Sansha Gongen, which was enshrined in Shibahara, to this area. Since ancient times, as the "god of fire", it is said that when a Ujiko (shrine parishioners)'s house was affected by a fire, a mysterious sound occurred in the shrine to announce this, so the Ujiko (shrine parishioners) stayed in the shrine hall and held a fire protection ceremony. There are three Large cedar trees in the Precincts that are about 580 years old and Restrooms available more than 30 meters tall, and they are designated as Town natural monuments. Kaya, which has been designated as a Town natural monument in the Same as above, is also Restrooms available, and is a huge tree that is about 600 years old and 34 meters high. Spring Festival: Early April Annual Grand Festival: September 23 Night Kagura: Early January God of worship: Izanagi no Mikoto, Traditional Japanese straw raincoat Mikoto, Kakutsuchi no Mikoto, Fujiwara no Michishinko

【Miyazaki Prefecture 五ヶ瀬Town Sightseeing spot】うげの滝 There There are such a legend in "Uge no Falls". "In the old days, when I asked the Waterfall basin to lend me a bowl for celebrations and visitors, the next morning there was a bowl floating in the basin. In order to protect the water of "Uge no Falls", where such a legend remains, a water god is enshrined at the foot of the waterfall (Oharai Weir Park), and it has been carefully passed down from our ancestors as an important Water source in the Sakamoto area of Sankasho.

【Miyazaki Prefecture 五ヶ瀬Town Sightseeing spot】アケボノツジジ At Mt. Nijo, which is located on the border between Gokase Towns and Takachiho Towns, Akebono Azalea can be seen from around mid-April every year. There are two peaks in the Mt. Nijo, "Odake" and "Onodake", and the one that can be seen relatively easily is the Akebono azalea on the side of "Ondake".

【Miyazaki Prefecture Gokase Town Sightseeing spot】Lower Hara Terraced Rice Fields The lower Hara rice terraces are one of the largest in Gokase, and the terraced rice fields that have been created so vastly in the mountainous area are very rare, and the ridges draw beautiful curves to form a magnificent terraced rice field landscape. In the Uchiguchi area of Shimohara, there is a siphon, which is a valuable facilities of the Sansho irrigation canal, and the first siphon was built in the Taisho period. Today, only the piers remain, but the "siphon" built near the entrance tells the story of the rice terraces below and the achievements of our predecessors.

【Miyazaki Prefecture 五ヶ瀬Town Sightseeing spot】鳥のnestterrace田 Restrooms available are characterized by terraced rice fields that spread in two directions, and the scenery overlooking the village to the east and west is worth seeing. A bust of Toragoro Goto, a pioneer in the establishment of the three-point irrigation canal at Josenji, and Information and that there is a bird's nest rice terrace in the vicinity. By receiving drainage from the mountainside through the branch irrigation canal of the Bird's Nest Rice Terraces, we are working to preserve farmland and public facilities such as roads (National Route 503) that spread downstream. It also prevents flooding because the rice terraces receive water.

【Miyazaki Prefecture Gokase Town Sightseeing spot】Shade Terraced Rice Fields The water in the Nichikage Terraced Rice Fields uses "spring water" that gushing out of the spring from the Myomi Shrine in Kuraoka. The spring water of Myomi Shrine is so popular that people from outside the prefecture come to fetch it, and it is Famous as a tourist attraction in this area. In the background of the Nichikan rice terraces, the scenery is presented along with Mt. Gion, a village and said to be the birthplace of Kyushu Island, and events such as Gokase Highland Ski Resort, Gion Shrine Festival, and Myomi Shrine Grand Festival are also Restrooms available Village to create a that Squid the scenery.

【Miyazaki Prefecture Gokase Town Sightseeing spot】Shirataki Shirataki with a drop of 60 meters at a Elevation of 900 meters As the name suggests, it is so called because of its beauty, which looks like a white cloth hanging on a sheer cliff. The contrast with the Autumn leaves is especially wonderful, and it is crowded with many photographers and tourists.

【Miyazaki Prefecture Gokase Town Sightseeing spot】Sankasho Shrine The Sankasho Shrine was built by lowering the shrine of Mt. Mt. Nijo, which is said to be the place of the advent of the Heavenly Son, at the foothills of the mountain. It was built around the latter half of 900 AD, and the stream structure is made of Japanese cypress, and the architectural style and sculpture are said to be masterpieces of the early modern period. This Main Shrine is designated as a tangible cultural property of Miyazaki Prefecture. In addition, there is Thereare the "Stone Carved Gate Guardian God Statue (Two Sides)", which is designated as a tangible cultural property of the prefecture. At the Annual Grand Festival in autumn, "Ara Odori," which has been designated as an important Intangible folk cultural asset of the country Tradition in the Sakamoto area, is Dedication. 2022 (Reiwa 4) on November 30, 41 "Furyu Odori" from all over Japan, including Gokase's Ara Odori, were registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. In the Precincts and other parks, Chikushi Shakunage and Western Shakunage, as well as Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) and camellias, are planted. Best time to visit around mid-April every year, and you can enjoy the flowers until mid-May. Held in the Sankasho Shrine Spring Festival in April. God of worship: Izanagi no Mikoto, Traditional Japanese straw raincoat Mikoto, Saruta Hikono Mikoto, Fujiwara no Michishinko